Amanda Nagel Named Women's Golf Captain

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac women’s golf head coach
John O’Connor has announced that senior Amanda Nagel
(Greenwood, Minn.) as the team’s captain for the 2011-12
season.

“Amanda’s leadership skills make her a great
candidate for this year’s captain. Her game has improved
drastically, due to her determination and athletic ability,”
O’Connor said.

Nagel originally came to Quinnipiac a sophomore goalie for the
women’s ice hockey team in 2009 following a freshman season
at Sacred Heart where she was named the team’s Most Valuable
Player. Last season, Nagel consistently finished in the top three
of all Quinnipiac golfers at each of the Bobcats’
tournaments. Nagel finished as Quinnipiac’s top scorer at the
Brown Invitational, the Columbia University Roar-EE Invitational ,
the Monmouth Invitational and the Hofstra Invitational.

Quinnipiac women’s golf will play in the Towson
Invitational, hosted by Towson University, at Hillendale Country
Club in Phoenix, Md. on Sept. 10-11. The Bobcats will also play in
the Dartmouth Invitational on Sept. 17-18 before heading to Twisted
Dune Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. for the ECAC
Championships on Oct. 2-3.